A Jolly Good Time

The leaves are sleeping on the curb side
The wind comes crawling beside
Wake up, wake up, baby
'ts time to dance, whispers the wind
Sweet howls of the wind are music to its ears
It makes the leaves rock n roll
A skip, jump, hop, roll, and twirl
A jig and hug
On the black top floor
Emerald green floor
A jolly good time
Has arrived and hence this
twirling, rolling, jumping, skipping,
hopping, bouncing, crossing, and gliding
A jolly good time .....!

Beautiful Birds

Wow what a lovely creation
Very Wonderful indeed
I cant imagine
Neither the vibrant colors nor the variety,
Until I see for myself!

I relax everyday amidst Nature
I feed the birds on my deck
With few bread crumbs
Left from my son's lunch preparation!

Well I had to wait for some days
Until the birds got used to be fed
Initially the crumbs remained
On the deck for a couple of days.

Later I found that they disappeared.
When I was not around
I was curious to know what was going on...
Since I didn't witness the scene!

One day when I was cooking
I was amazed to see through my kitchen window
The response of these wonderful birds

Bright beautiful scarlet red cardinals
Flew down from the trees to find their food.
Handsome blue jays dived down to hoard
Red headed, white spotted black feathered
woodpecker, pecked on some pieces
(Red bellied Woodpecker)

Petite yellow-beak-black-feather-white body birds
nibbled nicely. (Dark-eyed Junco)
Sweet little house sparrows had a scrumptious meal
Black velvet beauty, brown headed, metallic green sheen got some bites.....!
(Brown-headed Cowbird)

Small sombre gray tufted titmouse bravely pecked
The long-tailed, black and white wing, sleek beak, long legged, mockingbird guarded its territory and chased the others who came to eat!

The rusty green female cardinals, ruby red males,
Blue jays, sparrows all awaited for their turn
Hither was a tree decorated with real colorful birds
It was worth watching these awesome birds
I keep feeding them everyday.

One fine winter day,
When my kids and husband were home
I gifted them with this great experience
I could see the boundless joy and excitement
Shinning on their face, and this was,
Absolutely a feast to their eyes!

If at all I forget to feed
The birds remind me
By flying down on the deck for a peck
I feel connected to Nature
I get immense joy in feeding these little beauties
I feel contented in this small ritual I do everyday!

Realization

I

Boughs and branches lit in sunlight
Beautiful blue sky
A morning so perfect
As in pictures, paintings and real life
Busy are the people like the bees
Can’t take a break
To enjoy and appreciate, but
Flying in their four wheelers
On road to their destinations
Children to school
Men and women to work
Babies and toddlers to day cares and pre-school
Running short of time
Oh I’ll be late, late, late,
Rushing through the traffic
Over the speed limits, with tension and fear of being late
But raising the blood pressure.


II

Surprisingly, at the stoplight
I realized something different
Wait a minute whispers my heart
Why am I rushing? What for?
Why should I drop my kids in the day-care?
Why should I work so hard and earn money for!
All these questions cross my mind.
Is when I think of CREATION!


III

God’s creation is wonderful
He created the world
And then man.
Abundantly provided
Everything for him in Nature
Land to live, the whole wide world
Fruits and vegetables, food to eat
Shade and shelter under the trees
Medicine in herbs
To protect and cure, himself from
Whatever that comes.
Wow! What a wonderful creation!
Heaven they say
Is a place where
One finds everything
For himself and others in plenty
No doubt, this is Paradise!
I don’t know
Why man cannot comprehend
This simple truth
Instead he frantically spins
To and fro
In his worldly,
Day-to-day activities.
Bringing in him all kinds of
Tensions, worries and disease
Which pills, tablets, tonics and syrups
Can’t cure.
After all the hassles
He goes back to the
Healing herbs in Nature and
In search of his real, true Possessions
Peace, happiness, health and wisdom!
Nature the Creation of God
Has it all
So share and care,
Cherish and foster the rest for the future!